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Somalia: Ex-President Abdullahi Yusuf dies in exile

March 24, 2012 10:32
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was viewed as an obstacle to peace over his refusal to negotiate with Islamist groups and tendency to carve up positions of power along clan lines.

Yemen: Suicide bomber kills four soldiers

March 13, 2012 17:49
Later, clashes broke out near the site of the blast, during which an Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader identified as Nasser al-Zafari was reported killed.

Angela Merkel questions 2014 Afghanistan deadline

March 12, 2012 12:31
During a surprise visit to northern Afghanistan Monday, Angela Merkel said the point had not yet been reached where Germany could say, “we can pull out today.”

Somalia: Al Shabaab ambushes Ethiopian troops, killing dozens

March 10, 2012 10:20
Fighting lasted four hours, during which Al Shabaab claims to have killed 73 Ethiopians while the Somali government says it killed 48 militants.

Spanish journalist escapes from Homs

February 29, 2012 20:14
Spanish reporter Javier Espinosa, one of several Westerners who were trapped in the besieged city of Homs, has crossed safely into Lebanon from Syria, executives from his newspaper said Wednesday.

NATO pulls out of Afghan ministries after Americans shot dead in Kabul

February 25, 2012 08:45
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was carried out in retaliation for the burning of copies of the Qur'an at a Nato base in the country.

Somali air strike kills four people

February 24, 2012 10:21
“An Al Qaeda commander was targeted in Lower Shabelle early on Friday morning, a missile struck and destroyed his vehicle, killing him and several colleagues,” a Somali government official told an international news agency.

Dozens killed and injured in attacks across Iraq

February 23, 2012 06:09
Thursday’s attacks unfolded over a two-and-a-half-hour period, and mainly targeted security forces and checkpoints in predominantly Shia areas.

Ethiopian and Somali troops seize strategic town of Baidoa from Al Shabaab militants

February 22, 2012 14:42
The town, 160 miles from the capital Mogadishu, was a stronghold for Al Shabaab, and its most important base after the southern port of Kismayo.

Red Cross trying to broker ceasefire in Syria

February 20, 2012 13:19
The ICRC is reportedly seeking a two-hour cessation of hostilities in several hotspots, including Homs, an opposition stronghold that has been under constant fire for weeks from government forces.
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